Goodbye to the $7,500 EV Tax Credit. What’s that Mean for EV Prices?
Tesla updated its ordering process to align with IRS rules allowing orders placed by September 30 to qualify for a $7,500 electric vehicle tax credit despite later delivery.
- Tesla updated its ordering language to reflect IRS change, saying U.S. customers who place orders by September 30 can keep the $7,500 credit even if delivery comes later.
- The Internal Revenue Service adjusted its rules a few weeks ago, requiring a written binding contract and nominal down payment for eligibility under sections 25E, 30D and 45W by Sept. 30, 2025.
- Leased vehicles are excluded from the updated eligibility rules because delivery must occur before September 30, and buyers claiming the credit can file a tax return or transfer it to the dealer.
- Deliveries after Q3 could help Tesla's Q4 sales, easing uncertainty for customers who took delivery in the past three months and welcomed Tesla's inventory purchase guidance.
- Credits will shrink in 2026 to between $750 and $2,000, and Joe Craig, an economics professor at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, warns the end could reduce EV demand, especially in Colorado.
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